A new tool for investigation and rescue of coral reefs
by DiveSSI - 17th January 2019
Web-based application improves data evaluation and availabilityCoral reefs are as vulnerable as they are beautiful. Climate change heats the seawater ...
Exterminate rats to strengthen coral reefs
by DiveSSI - 13th July 2018
Coral reefs around rat-free islands are more productiveRat control should be seen as an urgent priority on many remote tropical islands to protect end...
Coral reefs cannot keep up with sea level rise
by DiveSSI - 21st June 2018
If the reefs are unable to keep up with with rising sea levels, the coasts are threatenedMany coral reefs will not be able to grow fast enough to keep...
Coral reefs protect shores from heavy storms
by DiveSSI - 13th April 2018
Scientists investigated the protective function of the Ningaloo Reef during a hurricaneCoral reefs can protect coasts from tropical cyclones by reduci...
Help needed in quest to study deepwater coral reefs
by DiveSSI - 12th September 2016
It is not all doom and gloom for the world’s coral reefs. While things are indeed dire for those in the upper layers (from the surface to 100 feet d...
Coral reefs need good bacteria to survive
by DiveSSI - 8th July 2016
Scientists investigate bacterial communities on reefsGood bacteria may be essential to maintaining the health of coral reefs, enabling the corals to w...
Coral reefs vulnerable to climate change
by DiveSSI - 29th June 2016
Global index of thermal stress has tripled since the late 19th centuryOver the last two years, the massive coral bleaching taking place at many of the...
How does seawater density affect cold-water coral reefs in Europe?
by DiveSSI - 25th May 2016
Data gathered by the paleoceanographers shows that cold-water corals off the coast of Europe require a specific density of seawater to thrive. However...
Scientists develop digital method of mapping coral reefs
by DiveSSI - 9th February 2016
Climate change has affected many parts of the world, giving rise to ocean acidification in the oceans. Scientists have now developed a faster way of...
Healthy reefs “sound good” for coral larvae
by DiveSSI - 18th December 2018
Soundscape plays a role in the settlement of coralsIn the larval stage corals drift freely in the sea - but once the larva has settled down, it anchor...
Visual Markers: Brightly coloured coral reef butterflyfishes
by DiveSSI - 10th December 2018
Researchers have solved the mystery of the colour patterns of reef fishScientists have now discovered why some closely related species of a legendary ...
Great Barrier Reef: Researchers want to breed and colonize coral larvae
by DiveSSI - 30th November 2018
Coral breeding and rehabilitation in large-scale trialA team of researchers from TU Delft, Van Oord and the Australian National Science Agency CSIRO h...
Pacific coral reef keeps recovering from coral bleaching
by DiveSSI - 2nd November 2018
Researchers prove historical bleaching eventsAs climate change causes ocean temperatures to rise, coral reefs experience coral bleaching worldwide and...
Coral bleaching put reef fish on a diet
by DiveSSI - 27th October 2018
Unilateral diet changes the behaviour of butterfly fishThe research team spent over 600 hours underwater observing butterfly fish for two years. In th...
Reef from the 3D printer to promote coral growth
by DiveSSI - 17th August 2018
Maldives Island Summer Island Place of the largest field trial so farThe "Blue Lagoon" of the Maldives island “Summer Island” is the scene of a pr...
Coral bleaching threatens the diversity of reef fish
by DiveSSI - 16th May 2018
New research shows that global warming also affects fish that rely on coralsNew international research led by PhD student Laura Richardson from the AR...
Sowing corals: how we could pave the way for effective coral reef restoration
by diveSSI - 19th April 2018
In a study led by SECORE Internationl, scientists pioneered the development of a novel approach to
simply sow coral recruits onto degraded reef...
Coral bleaching threatens the diversity of reef fish
by DiveSSI - 16th April 2018
New research shows that global warming also affects fish that rely on coralsNew international research led by PhD student Laura Richardson from the AR...
Huge cold water coral mountains under water
by DiveSSI - 5th April 2018
International research team examines coral reefs off MauritaniaOn a length of about 400 kilometres, the seabed in front of the coast of Mauritania cov...
Plastic garbage makes corals sick
by DiveSSI - 5th March 2018
Plastics transports pathogensAn international team of scientists has found that contact with plastic waste greatly increases the likelihood of coral d...
Starting coral restoration sooner or when will it be too late…?
by diveSSI - 27th February 2018
Many of us have witnessed with our own eyes
the threats coral reefs are facing today: pollution and destruction of reefs, coral
bleaching, t...
Global coral reef restoration effort launches in the Caribbean
by Carin - 27th April 2017
With
the Global Coral Restoration Project, SECORE
International, the California Academy of Sciences and The Nature
Conservancy seal their commitmen...
Coral activate specific genes in stressful conditions
by DiveSSI - 27th March 2017
Genes in corals help to predict whether the corals are experiencing stressScientists recently discovered a group of genes in corals that can help
to ...
Growing corals along the Riviera Maya
by Carin - 6th March 2017
A
unique project has its headquarters in Puerto Morelos: scientists,
aquarists, local stakeholders and authorities work together to
restore Mexico'...
What you always wanted to know about coral reef restoration
by Carin - 11th January 2017
Things
don't look good for corals. With only a few truly healthy coral reefs
left and forecasts not getting any better, it may be a tight squeeze
f...
Great Barrier Reef suffers largest loss of corals ever
by DiveSSI - 2nd December 2016
Scientists have confirmed the largest die-off of corals at Australia's
Great Barrier Reef, with the northern part being the worst affected
area. Thi...
Magic nights of coral spawning
by Carin - 24th October 2016
On
certain nights, around full moon, corals have their tryst of love.
Diving on such a night is a lifetime experience and this is not
overstated at...
Corals can influence microbes in their environment
by DiveSSI - 17th October 2016
Researchers have discovered that despite their static nature, corals do
exert some influence on the microbes in the environment around them.
This...
Join us on a coral journey
by Carin - 15th October 2016
On the tropical island of Curacao,
SECORE International's annual board meeting has just taken place.
Scientists, aquarium professionals and the memb...
Can corals sustain themselves against falling pH values?
by DiveSSI - 8th August 2016
GEOMAR scientists examine internal pH values of corals in Papua New Guinea Tropical corals of the genus Porites have the ability to adjust their inte...
Huge Coral Reef Discovered Off Southern Australia
by DiveSSI - 28th August 2015
Discovery Made By ROVDiscovering a new reef doesn't happen every day. So, when theoceanographers from the Environmental Protection Agency in ParksVict...
Hawaii: How does an eel get into the nose of a seal?
by DiveSSI - 11th December 2018
Eals in Seals: Researchers are puzzledMonk seals with eels in their noses have been observed several times in recent years on the Hawaiian Islands. Re...
REEFCALENDAR: Vienna as center for “THE SHOW” for the oceans
by DiveSSI - 3rd August 2018
Mega Event in the “Messe Wien” - Body Painting Event for the oceans!It is 5 to 12 and more than ever the oceans and our lakes need our support. Al...
Only 13 percent of the world’s oceans are still untouched
by DiveSSI - 27th July 2018
The marine wilderness of the world is dwindlingAn international study led by scientists from the University of Queensland (UQ) concludes that only 13 ...
Polar Regions: Hotspots of Species Genesis
by DiveSSI - 5th July 2018
Not warm coral reefs but icy polar seas are centres of species development for marine fishes Warm tropical coastal seas are home to up to 1,000 t...
Hope for the second largest reef on earth
by DiveSSI - 28th June 2018
IUCN removes Belize Barrier Reef from List of Endangered World Heritage SitesThe Belize Barrier Reef, the world's second largest coral reef system -af...
Global warming is changing the Great Barrier Reef
by DiveSSI - 23rd April 2018
30 percent of the coral died during mass bleaching in 2016A recent study, published recently in the online journal Nature, reveals that massive corals...
Greenpeace expedition proves marine species worthy of protection in the Antarctic
by DiveSSI - 7th March 2018
Oscar winner Javier Bardem calls for Antarctic marine reserveUp until now unexplored parts of the Antarctic seabed harbour sensitive and thus valuable...
Increased deoxygenation of the oceans
by DiveSSI - 28th February 2018
A new study reveals dangers, but also solutions The areas of extreme oxygen depletion are growing both in the open ocean and in coastal areas. Th...
Researchers are reconstructing the history of the sea level
by DiveSSI - 21st February 2018
Fossil coral reefs as a key to 6000 years of developmentThe sea level rises according to current forecasts between 80 and 180 centimetres by the end o...
Newly-described “parasol” sponges graceful but deadly
by DiveSSI - 21st October 2017
Deep-sea sponges feed on small crustaceans
When most people think of sponges, they think of those in the kitchen sink or perhaps graceful barrel sp...
Go on an Ocean Odyssey at New York’s Times Square
by DiveSSI - 12th October 2017
Take a dip into a huge aquarium without any water
Last weekend, New York welcomed a new sensation. National Geographic Encounter: Ocean Odyssey is th...
Exposure to oil impairs behaviour of reef fish
by DiveSSI - 20th July 2017
Oil makes fish "drunk"
A new study has found that petroleum-based oil in seawater – even in small quantities – leads to risky behaviour in reef...
The Ocean Conference 2017
by DiveSSI - 8th June 2017
Delegates to discuss solutions for marine waste, overfishing and habitat destruction
In New York, The Ocean Conference, an inaugural UN summit on m...
Authorities reassure that Great Barrier Reef “not dead”
by DiveSSI - 18th October 2016
The largest coral reef in the world, the Great Barrier Reef in
Australia, has been greatly affected by coral bleaching but it is by no
means dead.
...
Bioherm structure at Great Barrier Reef three times larger than expected
by DiveSSI - 2nd September 2016
New research has revealed the existence of vast fields comprising circular mounds in the north of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) – in essence, it is a...
Atlantic: EU bans bottom trawling in deep sea
by DiveSSI - 12th July 2016
Ruling brings forth better protection for oceansAfter four years of negotiation, the EU has imposed a ban on bottom trawling in the deep-sea regions o...
25 years on: Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary celebrates
by DiveSSI - 23rd November 2015
On 16 November 2015, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary celebrated its 25th anniversary. The large marine reserve, covering 2,900 square nau...
